‘Catastrophe for Paul’: Whelan Left Out of Griner Prisoner Swap

Dec 8 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan was still stuck behind bars in Russia even as WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release sparked celebrations early Thursday.

A lawyer for Whelan, who was sentenced to 16 years in June 2020 for what he described as bogus espionage charges, was quoted as telling Russia’s Interfax news agency that Whelan remains at his penal colony as talks on his release continue.

Whelan’s name was initially floated as part of a potential prisoner...

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